Rail-joint.



Patented Oct. l5, IBM. 6. F. DREIER.

RAIL JOINT.

(Application filed May 29, 1901) (No Model.)

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RAIL -JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,632, dated October 15, 1901.

Application filed May 29, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, CHRIS F. DEEIER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Shelby and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in rail-joints in which the top or crown of the rail is cut slant across at the joint instead of square and the center and lower part out square, supported by strong an gle-bars, which grip clear around the rail on both sides and below, coming together on the under side close to one outside edge, where they lap on. a slant, leaving the under side smooth and even.

The objects of my improvement are, first, to reduce the snap and rattle of the carwheels running over the ends of the rails, which breaks off bolts and bends the rail down at the ends; second, to reduce the space between the rails over one-half in case they are drawn apart by cold, and, third, to keep the ends of rails from bending down by supporting them by strong angle-bars. I attain these objects in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying draw-- ings, forming a part of this specification, in which-- 1 Figure l is a perspective view of the joint complete; Fig. 2, a perspective View of the rail as it appearswith angle-bars taken off. Fig. 3 shows the inside angle-bar, and Fig. 4 the outside angle-bar.

Similar letters refer to similar parts of the drawings.

Letter A shows the top of the rail cut slant across, but straight down through the top part of rail just into the narrow part, where it centers the square cut shown by letter B, which is cut through the center and foot or lower part of rail. This square cut will hold the rails in their place in case where they are expanded by heat. The slant cut in the rail,

if drawn apart by cold, measures only half $erial No. 62,331 (No model.)

as much across as the space between the lower parts of rail, because the ends of rails move past each other on a slant, reducing the space between them, and will therefore make a smooth joint for the car-wheels to run over, the wheels being always on both ends at the same time. The rails may also be laid a trifle farther apart to prevent them from getting kinked out of line in hot weather.

Letter C shows the point ends of rails supported by angle-bars, which keep them from bending down.

D shows the under side of inside piece of angle-bars, which is slant at E.

Letter F shows the under side of outside angle-bar, which is slant at G and grips over E, getting tighter by every turn of the nuts, leaving the under side smooth to lie on the ties.

Letter H shows holes for bolts to draw angle-bars together, and I shows square holes out for spikes to hold joint to ties.

I am aware that prior to my invention railjoints and angle-bars have been made. I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The combination in a rail-joint of rails having the ball or tread portion provided with meeting ends cut at an angle, and the web and flanges cut square across, angle-bars which grip the rail on the sides and below, meeting on the under side of the rail near one edge, said meeting ends being cut at an angle, matching with each other leaving the under side smooth substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHRIS F. DREIERA Witnesses:

PETER KORTH, JACOB KORTI-I. 

